Gravestones No. 10-14 and No. 24 are of the children of Joseph Jason Spencer (gravestone No. 9) and Celina (née Kettelle) Spencer.
Joseph Jason Spencer is the third son of Roby (née Tarbox) and Richard Anthony (“Deacon”) Spencer (gravestone No. 6).
Richard Anthony (“Deacon”) Spencer is the fourth son of Huldah (neé Johnson) and John Spencer (gravestone No. 2).
According to Audrey Mae’s artistic map diagram and gravestone numbering system, Joseph David’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Ten. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Joseph David, an eighth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island:
According to Audrey Mae’s artisitic cemetery map diagram and gravestone numbering system, Richard Anthony’s gravestone is numbered Gravestone Number Eleven. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1981s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Richard Anthony, an eighth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island:
Richard Anthony is named after Audrey Mae’s great grandfather, Richard Anthony who died at age 27. Therefore, this Richard Anthony would have special significance to Audrey Mae and she would write this in his mini-biography above.
This Richard Anthony’s father is Joseph Jason Spencer, the fifth child of Richard Anthony (“Deacon”) and Roby (née Tarbox) Spencer. When Joseph Jason’s older brother, Richard Anthony (Deacon and Roby’s first son) died at age twenty-seven, Joseph Jason named his next born son after his older brother. The infant Richard Anthony Spencer was born July 18th and his uncle Richard Anthony Spencer had just died May 27th.
Since this Richard Anthony was named after Audrey Mae’s, John Edward’s and Edith Anna’s great-grandfather, Richard Anthony Spencer (Gravestone No. 7), this gravestone (No. 11) would have special significance for these three last children on the Spencer Homestead, as they referred to the land as last as the 21th Century. Continue reading
According to Audrey Mae’s artistic cemetery map diagram and her gravestone numbering system, Roby Ella’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Twelve. Using a Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biograpy of Roby Ella, an eighth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island:
According to Audrey Mae’s artistic cemetery map diagram and her gravestone numbering system, Melissa’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Thirteen. Audrey has an arrow drawn from Melissa’s name to Roby Ella’s name (No. 12 gravestone) to show that Melissa and Roby Ella are sisters with the same parents. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Melissa, an eighth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island:
According to Audrey Mae’s artistic cemetery map drawing and her gravestone numbering system, Richard Burnside’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Fourteen. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Richard Burnside, an eighth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island:
According to Audrey Mae’s artistic cemetery map diagram, Hezekiah Spencer’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Fifteen. Using a Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Hezekiah, a sixth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island:
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Gravestones No. 16-22 and No. 32 are the children of Captain John (gravestone No. 4) and Phebe (née Vaughn) Spencer (gravestone No. 3).
Captain John Spencer is the first son of Huldah (née Johnson) Spencer (gravestone No. 1) and John Spencer (gravestone No. 2)
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According to Audrey Mae’s artistic cemetery map diagram and Audrey Mae’s gravestone numbering system, Eliza’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Sixteen. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Eliza, a seventh-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
Bruce MacGunnigle – 33
Additional information recorded by Audrey Mae: Eliza born in 1816 is the daughter of Captain John (No. 4) and Phebe née Vaughn (No.3) Spencer. Captain John is the first son of Huldah (No. 1) and John (No.2). Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biographies of Captain John and Phebe (née Vaughn) Spencer’s children, Eliza, Phebe, Harriet, Almira, Matilda, Obediah and Susan:
According to Audrey Mae’s artistic cemetery map diagram and Audrey Mae’s gravestone numbering system, Phebe Ann’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Seventeen. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Phebe Ann, a seventh-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
Bruce MacGunnigle – 32
Phebe is the daughter of Captain John (No. 4) and Phebe (née Vaughn) (No. 3) Spencer. Phebe was obviously named after her mother Phebe (née Vaughn) Spencer. The children (Phebe, Eliza, Harriet, Almira, Matilda, Obediah and Susan) in this Spencer line do not have Spencer historical names. Were these Vaughn names?
Phebe A. Sweet’s Gravestone No. 17 marking show her married name as Phebe A. Sweet. According to Audrey Mae’s mini-biography, Phebe and her sister Harriet married the Sweet brothers. Therefore, Phebe married the brother of her sister Harriet’s husband Rowland A. Sweet.
According to Audrey Mae’s artistic map diagram, Gravestones 16-22 are the children of Phebe (née Vaughn) and Captain John Spencer. Captain John (gravestone No.4) is the first son of Revolutionary War Patriot John (gravestone No. 2) and Huldah (neé Johnson) Spencer. Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biographies of Captain John and Phebe (née Vaughn) Spencer’s children, Eliza, Phebe, Harriet, Almira, Matilda, Obediah and Susan:
